Doom Progression in C#/Db Minor for Mandolin

The C#/Db Minor scale on mandolin (C sharp / D flat minor): the Doom progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: C# D# E F# G# A B

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Scale

Scale shapes

4NPS - First Position

E|--6---8---9--11-|
A|--6---7---9--11-|
D|--6---7---9--11-|
G|--5---7---9--11-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m	C# E G#	`6 6 7 4`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`6 6 7 9`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`9 6 7 9`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`9 11 11 9`
II	D#dim	D# F# A	`11 13 12 11`
II	D#dim	D# F# A	`14 13 9 11`
III	E	E G# B	`4 2 2 4`
III	E	E G# B	`1 2 2 0`
III	E	E G# B	`1 2 2 4`
III	E	E G# B	`4 6 7 4`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`2 4 4 2`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`6 4 4 5`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`2 4 4 5`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`11 11 12 9`
V	G#m	G# B D#	`4 6 6 4`
V	G#m	G# B D#	`1 1 2 4`
V	G#m	G# B D#	`4 1 2 4`
V	G#m	G# B D#	`8 6 6 7`
VI	A	A C# E	`2 2 4 5`
VI	A	A C# E	`6 7 7 5`
VI	A	A C# E	`6 2 4 5`
VI	A	A C# E	`9 7 4 5`
VII	B	B D# F#	`4 1 2 2`
VII	B	B D# F#	`4 4 6 7`
VII	B	B D# F#	`8 9 9 7`
VII	B	B D# F#	`8 4 6 7`

Doom (i–iv–♭VI–v)

Chords: C#m – F#m – A – G#m

E|4-----------------------4---7---9---4-----------------------4---|2---------------------------4---5---2---------------------------|
A|7---------------4---7---------------7---------------4---7-------|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|
D|6-------6---9-----------------------6-------6---9---------------|4-------2---6---7-------------------4-------2---6---7-----------|
G|6---9-------------------------------6---9-----------------------|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|

E|5---------------------------4---5---5---------------------------|4---------------------------5---7---4---------------------------|
A|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|6-------------------6---9-----------6-------------------6---9---|
D|2-------2---6---7-------------------2-------2---6---7-----------|6-------4---7---9-------------------6-------4---7---9-----------|
G|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|4---8-------------------------------4---8-----------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 2 2 4`
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`1 2 2 0`
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 6 7 4`
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 6 7 7`
II	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`11 11 12 9`
II	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`11 11 12 14`
III	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`1 1 2 4`
III	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`13 13 14 11`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 2 4 5`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`6 2 4 5`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 4 7 5`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`6 7 7 5`
V	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`1 1 2 2`
V	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 4 6 7`
V	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`8 4 6 7`
V	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 6 9 7`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`6 6 7 4`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`6 6 7 9`
VII	B7	B D# F# A	`4 4 2 5`
VII	B7	B D# F# A	`4 4 6 5`
VII	B7	B D# F# A	`4 7 6 5`
VII	B7	B D# F# A	`4 7 6 7`

Doom (i–iv–♭VI–v)

Chords: C#m7 – F#m7 – Amaj7 – G#m7

E|4-----------------------2---5---7---4-----------------------2---|5---------------------------4---5---5---------------------------|
A|2---------------2---6---------------2---------------2---6-------|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|
D|2-------4---7-----------------------2-------4---7---------------|2-------2---6---7-------------------2-------2---6---7-----------|
G|4---8-------------------------------4---8-----------------------|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|

E|4-----------------------4---7---9---4-----------------------4---|2---------------------------2---4---2---------------------------|
A|7---------------4---7---------------7---------------4---7-------|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|
D|6-------6---9-----------------------6-------6---9---------------|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|
G|6---9-------------------------------6---9-----------------------|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`1 1 2 0`
I	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 1 2 0`
I	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`1 1 2 x`
I	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`4 1 4 0`
II	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 1 0 0`
II	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 2 0 2`
II	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 1 4 0`
II	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 4 0 0`
III	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`1 1 2 2`
III	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 1 2 2`
III	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 2 2 2`
III	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 4 2 0`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`1 2 0 2`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`1 2 0 x`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 4 0 4`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 2 0 4`
V	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 9 12 11`
V	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`11 9 12 11`
VI	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`1 2 2 x`
VI	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`2 2 2 x`
VI	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`4 2 0 4`
VI	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`4 2 0 x`
VII	B9	B D# F# A C#	`4 1 4 x`
VII	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 1 4 2`
VII	B9	B D# F# A C#	`2 1 4 2`
VII	B9	B D# F# A C#	`2 1 4 x`

Doom (i–iv–♭VI–v)

Chords: C#m9 – F#m9 – Amaj9 – G#m7b9

E|0---------------------------2---4---0---------------------------|2---------------------------2---4---2---------------------------|
A|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|0-------------------2---6-----------0-------------------2---6---|
D|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|2-------1---4---6-------------------2-------1---4---6-----------|
G|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|

E|----------------------------2---4-------------------------------|11------------------11--14--11------------------11--14--11------|
A|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|12------9---12--14----------12------9---12--14----------12------|
D|2-------1---4---6-------------------2-------1---4---6-----------|9---13----------------------9---13----------------------9---13--|
G|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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